Dr. CHRISTOPH FREIHERR VON CASTELL

Akademischer Rat

Dr. phil., Dipl.-Psych.

 

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Postadresse:
Psychologisches Institut
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität
D-55099 Mainz

Besucheradresse:
Psychologisches Institut
Abt. Allg. Experimentelle Psychologie
Wallstrasse 3, Eingang B, Ebene 6.
D-55122 Mainz
  • August 2024
    Ernennung zum Akademischen Rat auf Lebenszeit an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
  • Februar 2019
    Promotion zum Dr. phil. (Psychologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)
    Dissertation: Human perception and performance in interior space
  • seit August 2013
    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Abteilung Allgemeine Experimentelle Psychologie
  • Juli 2013
    Diplom in Psychologie (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)
  • Innenraumwahrnehmung
  • Virtuelle Realität
  • Wirkung von Umgebungsfarbe auf Kognition und Emotion
  • Wirkung von Farbe auf den Geschmack von Wein
  • Zeitwahrnehmung
  • Geometrisch-optische Täuschungen
  • Gravitative vs. retinale Orientierung
  • Kontaktzeitschätzung (time-to-collision)
  • Meine aktuellen Lehrveranstaltungen:

    Vorlesung

    • Vorlesung: Forschungskolloquium
      Dozent:in: Prof. Dr. Anne Mareike Altgassen; Dr. Henrik Bellhäuser; Bernhard Both; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Boris Egloff; Dr. Christoph Freiherr von Castell; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heiko Hecht; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Roland Imhoff; Jun.-Prof. Dr. Verena Elena Johann; Stefanie Jungmann; Prof. Dr. Johannes Maria Kraus; Dr. Jeanette Kubiak; Julia Olivia Linke; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Günter Meinhardt; Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hadar Nesher Shoshan; Prof. Dr. Daniel Oberfeld-Twistel; Verena Oberlader; Prof. Dr. Thomas Rigotti; Prof. Dr. Anna-Lena Schubert; Dipl.-Psych Susanna Türk; Dr. Felix Vogel

    Übung

    Tutorium

    • ExPraTutorium
      Dozent:in: Rafaela Baumann; Dr. Christoph Freiherr von Castell; Carina Geißlinger

    Projektseminar

    SoSe 2026

Publikationen

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  • Utegaliyev, N., & von Castell, C. (accepted). Rigged Clocks and Cognitive Performance: Task-specific Effects and the Potential Role of Manipulation Suspicion. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
  • Eichhorn, H., Hecht, H., Wessels, M., & von Castell, C. (2026). Prediction of eyestrain and motion sickness based on eye parameters during exposure to a visual flicker stimulus. Acta Psychologica, 269, 107480. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107480
  • Wessels, M., & von Castell, C. (2026). The potential of visual acceleration signals for pedestrians' time-to-collision estimation. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 121, 103673. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2026.103673
  • Landwehr, K., Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2025). Walkable slants of simulated plane ground surfaces yield lower discrimination thresholds than non-walkable slants. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 87(5), 1694-1703. doi: 10.3758/s13414-025-03079-6
  • Meinhardt-Injac, B., Boutet, I., Chaby, L., von Castell, C., & Welsch, R. (2025). Regulation of interpersonal distance in virtual reality: Implications for socio-emotional functioning in late adulthood. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0323182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323182
  • Wögerbauer, E., von Castell, C., Welsch, R., & Hecht, H. (2024). Preferred distance in human-drone interaction. Vision, 8(4), 59. doi: 10.3390/vision8040059
  • Hecht, H., Aulenbacher, C., Helmbold, L., Eichhorn, H., & von Castell, C. (2024). A vestibular training to reduce dizziness. Applied Sciences, 14(16), 6870. doi: 10.3390/app14166870
  • Utegaliyev, N., & von Castell, C. (2024). Expected events dilate subjective duration in the auditory modality: Effects of predictability and expectation on time perception. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 50(3), 249-262. doi: 10.1037/xhp0001179
  • Thomas, L., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2022). How facial masks alter the interaction of gaze direction, head orientation, and emotion recognition. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 16, 937939. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.937939
  • Hauck, P., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2022). Crossmodal correspondence of music and ambient color is mediated by emotion. Multisensory Research, 35(5), 407-446. doi: 10.1163/22134808-bja10077
  • Utegaliyev, N., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2022). Vestibular stimulation causes contraction of subjective time. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 16, 831059. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2022.831059
  • Wessels, M., Utegaliyev, N., Bernhard, C., Welsch, R., Oberfeld, D., Thönes, S., & von Castell, C. (2022). Adapting to the pandemic: longitudinal effects of social restrictions on time perception and boredom during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1863. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-05495-2
  • Hecht, H., Wilhelm, A., & von Castell, C. (2021). Inverting the Wollaston illusion: Gaze direction attracts perceived head orientation. i-Perception, 12(5), 1-13. doi: 10.1177/20416695211046975
  • von Castell, C., Oberfeld, D., & Hecht, H. (2021). Visual and postural eye-height information is flexibly coupled in the perception of virtual environments. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 47(8), 1132-1148. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000933
  • Welsch, R., Wessels, M., Bernhard, C., Thönes, S., & von Castell, C. (2021). Physical distancing and the perception of interpersonal distance in the COVID-19 crisis. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 11485. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-90714-5
  • Welsch, R., Hecht, H., Chuang, L., & von Castell, C. (2020). Interpersonal Distance in the SARS-CoV-2 Crisis. Human Factors, 62(7), 1095-1101. doi: 10.1177/0018720820956858
  • Welsch, R., von Castell, C., Rettenberger, M., Turner, D., Hecht, H., & Fromberger, P. (2020). Sexual attraction modulates interpersonal distance and approach-avoidance movements towards virtual agents in males. PLOS ONE, 15(4), e0231539. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231539
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2020). Wall patterns influence the perception of interior space. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 73(1), 29-54. doi: 10.1177/1747021819876637
  • Welsch, R., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2020). Interpersonal distance regulation and approach-avoidance reactions are altered in psychopathy. Clinical Psychological Science, 8(2), 211-225. doi: 10.1177/2167702619869336
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2018). Which attribute of ceiling color influences perceived room height? Human Factors, 60(8), 1228-1240. doi: 10.1177/0018720818789524
  • Welsch, R., Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2018). Psychopathy and the regulation of interpersonal distance. Clinical Psychological Science, 6(6), 835-847. doi: 10.1177/2167702618788874
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2018). Bright paint makes interior-space surfaces appear farther away. PLOS ONE, 13(9): e0201976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201976
  • Hecht, H., Ramdohr, M., & von Castell, C. (2018). Underestimation of large distances in active and passive locomotion. Experimental Brain Research, 236(6), 1603-1609. doi: 10.1007/s00221-018-5245-z
  • Thönes, S., von Castell, C., Iflinger, J., & Oberfeld, D. (2018). Color and time perception: evidence for temporal overestimation of blue stimuli. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1688. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-19892-z
  • von Castell, C., Stelzmann, D., Oberfeld, D., Welsch, R., & Hecht, H. (2018). Cognitive performance and emotion are indifferent to ambient color. Color Research & Application, 43(1), 65-74. doi: 10.1002/col.22168
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2017). Measuring perceived ceiling height in a visual comparison task. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(3), 516-532. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2015.1136658
  • von Castell, C., Oberfeld, D., & Hecht, H. (2014). The effect of furnishing on perceived spatial dimensions and spaciousness of interior space. PLOS ONE, 9(11): e113267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113267

Konferenzbeiträge

  • von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2026). Time-to-collision estimation within and beyond the Oppel-Kundt illusion. Poster, 48th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Bournemouth.
  • Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2026). Can a vestibular training reduce dizziness and motion sickness? Poster, 48th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Bournemouth.
  • Wögerbauer, E., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2026). How visual and auditory cues affect preferred distances in human-drone interaction. Poster, 48th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Bournemouth.
  • Landwehr, K., Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2025). Texture gradients are live and well. Talk, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Lutz, J., Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2025). Orientation dependence of geometric optical illusions: Isolating the effect of retinal orientation on the Helmholtz square and Titchener’s T. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Sweeney, C., Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2025). Time-to-collision estimation in the Oppel-Kundt illusion. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Hirsch, L., Maier, A. L., De Sá Teixeira, N., Amorim, M.-A., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2025). Objects in vista space are misrepresented as being too close in a spatial updating task. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Aulenbacher, C., Helmbold, L., Eichhorn, H., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2025). A vestibular training to reduce dizziness. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Troost, E., Bauer, A., & von Castell, C. (2025). Ponzo upside-down: Revisiting the role of depth cues and contour proximity in the classic Ponzo illusion and Ponzo-like illusions. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Eichhorn, H., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2025). The learning of multiple prior distributions in time estimation: Motor-schema specificity rather than body-part specificity. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Wessels, M., Maier, A. L., Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2025). Explaining the effect of fog on TTC estimation: Contrast or microgenesis? Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • Hecht, H., Eichhorn, H., Wessels, M., & von Castell, C. (2025). Prediction of eyestrain and motion sickness based on eye parameters during exposure to a visual flicker stimulus. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • von Castell, C., Baumann, R., Woop, L., & Wessels, M. (2025). Explicit acceleration signals enhance acceleration processing and TTC estimation for accelerating vehicles. Poster, 47th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Mainz.
  • von Castell, C., Sweeney, C., & Hecht, H. (2025). Time-to-collision estimation in the Oppel-Kundt illusion. Poster, 67. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Frankfurt am Main.
  • von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2024). Orientation dependence of geometric optical illusions: Up and down is in the eye of the beholder. Poster, 46th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Aberdeen.
  • Wögerbauer, E., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2024). Understanding preferred distance in human-drone interaction. Poster, 46th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Aberdeen.
  • Wessels, M., & von Castell, C. (2024). Unveiling the potential of acceleration signals for visual time-to-collision estimation. Poster, 46th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Aberdeen.
  • Wögerbauer, E., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2024). Exploring personal space in human-drone interaction. Talk, 66. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Regensburg.
  • Wessels, M., Hecht, H., & von Castell, C. (2024). How do adverse weather conditions affect pedestrians’ time-to-collision judgments? Talk, 66. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Regensburg.
  • von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2023). The Helmholtz square is immune to changes in visual angle, aspect ratio, and pattern density. Poster, 45th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Paphos.
  • von Castell, C., Sweeney, C., & Hecht, H. (2023). Intra-object brightness contrast influences perceived time-to-collision. Poster, 45th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Paphos.
  • von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2022). Brightness contrast alters perceived object distance in virtual environments. Poster, 44th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Nijmegen.
  • Utegaliyev, N., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2022). Visual and vestibular stimulation interact in time perception. Poster, 44th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Nijmegen.
  • Hauck, P., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2022). Tonal music fits with saturated lighting. The perceived fit of music and colored ambient light depends on crossmodally evoked emotions between music and ambient light. Poster, International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF), Ulm.
  • Hauck, P., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2019). Crossmodal correspondences between music and ambient light. Poster, 35. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Musikpsychologie e. V., Eichstätt.
  • Hauck, P., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2019). Crossmodal correspondences between music and ambient light. Poster, Cognitive Science Arena 2019, Brixen-Bressanone.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2019). Area perception in interior space. Poster, 42nd European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Leuven.
  • Welsch, R., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2018). Interpersonal distance regulation and approach-avoidance reactions are affected by psychopathy. Poster, 51. DGPs-Kongress, Frankfurt am Main.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2018). Eye-height affects the perceived layout of interior space. Poster, 41st European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Trieste.
  • Welsch, R., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2018). Interpersonal distance in field-theoretical terms. Poster, 41st European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Trieste.
  • Welsch, R., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2018). Should interpersonal distance be thought of in field-theoretical terms? Talk, 60. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Marburg.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2018). Effects of eye-height on the perception of interior space. Poster, 60. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Marburg.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2017). Bright paint makes interior space surfaces appear farther away. Poster, 40th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Berlin.
  • Welsch, R., von Castell, C., & Hecht, H. (2017). Why psychopaths do not stand back: Understanding personal space violations. Poster, 40th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Berlin.
  • Thönes, S., von Castell, C., Iflinger, J., & Oberfeld, D. (2017). Effects of color on time perception: Blue induces an overestimation of stimulus duration. Poster, 40th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Berlin.
  • von Castell, C., Stelzmann, D., Oberfeld, D., Welsch, R., & Hecht, H. (2017). Cognitive performance and emotion are indifferent to ambient color. Poster, 6. Doktoranden-Workshop Allgemeine Psychologie (A-Dok), Ulm.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2017). Surface lightness affects the perceived layout of interior space. Talk, 59. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Dresden.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2016). Surface color influences interior rooms’ perceived spatial layout. Poster, Seeing Colors, Regensburg.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2016). The effect of ceiling color on interior space perception. Poster, 39th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Barcelona.
  • von Castell, C. (2016). Der Effekt von Deckenfarbe auf die Innenraumwahrnehmung. Talk, 5. Doktoranden-Workshop Allgemeine Psychologie (A-Dok), Freiburg.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2016). Pattern matters in interior space perception. Poster, 58. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Heidelberg.
  • von Castell, C. (2015). Innenraumwahrnehmung. Effekte der Wandmusterung auf die wahrgenommene Raumgröße. Talk, 4. Doktoranden-Workshop Allgemeine Psychologie (A-Dok), Jena.
  • von Castell, C., Welsch, R., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2015). Light ceilings don’t just seem higher – they look it. Poster, 57. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Hildesheim.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2014). Was war höher? Ein 2AFC-Paradigma zur Erfassung der wahrgenommenen Deckenhöhe von Innenräumen. Poster, 56. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Gießen.
  • Stelzmann, D., von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Oberfeld, D. (2014). Schlau durch Blau, ruhig durch Pink? Haben Farben einen Einfluss auf die kognitive Leistungsfähigkeit und Emotionen? Poster, 56. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Gießen.
  • von Castell, C., Hecht, H., & Münch, A. (2011). Objekt und Raum: Der Einfluss von Möblierung und Raumgröße auf die Raumwahrnehmung. Poster, 53. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TeaP), Halle (Saale).